Ask yourself this.
What are your priorities in life??
Your family?
Your partner?
Your kids?
Your house?
Your job?
Money?
Your health?
All of the above??
There's a reason I ask this question, and it's a question I've been thinking about a lot lately.
My number one priority in life at this very moment in time is the upbringing of my daughter.
To be an awesome dad.
If you don't have kids then your priority will be something totally different.
In fact most people will have a different answer to the next person because everyone's lives and priorities are different in so many ways.
The thing is for me to be an awesome dad I need to make sure I'm around long enough to help guide my daughter through the trials of life.
I mean she's only 8 months old at the moment so obviously she pretty much depends on my wife and I for everything.
But I'm not just talking about now, I'm talking about the long term.
The first time she needs help tying her shoe lace.
The first time she needs reassured when she's left at the school gates on her own.
The first time she needs a lift to a friends house for tea.
The first time she has a broken heart.
The time, when it comes, that she needs me to walk her down the isle.....
But back to priorities.
For me to be around to do all these things then maybe I should make my health my number one priority.
Maybe we all should make our health and wellbeing our number one priorities so that we can all do all the other things that we all prioritise before our health!??
Let me look at it a different way.
If someone decides they want to make some alterations to their house. Maybe an extension, a new bathroom, a new kitchen, a lick of paint. In general just some modifications to make the place look a bit better.
They pay good money to do that.
If someone decides they are bored of the 3 year old car sitting on their driveway, they pay 1000's to get a new, upgraded, better looking model.
If someone has a big social event coming up they suddenly decide they have nothing to wear, so go out and spend 100's on new clothes and shoes so they think they look better.
People think nothing of forking out good money for these things.
So why then when it comes to our health and wellbeing do most people turn their noses up at spending a little time and money on things that will undoubtably make them look and feel better.
People don't want to spend money on a gym membership which might just increase their fitness levels to the point they start feeling a little less lethargic and run down all the time.
People don't want to fork out a little extra for some organic vegetables and free range meat which might just do their bodies a little more good than the usual processed ready meals and takeaways they usually eat.
People aren't interested in spending a little time researching and learning new recipes, learning how their bodies function properly, how the body deals with different stresses you put on it. Learning how a healthy diet might just help reconfigure their body composition to the point they feel confident in themselves once more.
Or is it just the fact that people don't want to put a little effort into these types of things.
Their priorities are elsewhere?
Since prioritising my health, fitness, and nutrition a few years ago I have spent some good money on training courses, books, seminars, gym fees, and lots and lots of good high quality produce.
It's money and time I could easily have spent on more pointless material goods that maybe would have made me feel good for a short while then I would have got bored of or forgotten about.
But I like to think I've invested in my future. My health, my wellbeing. More importantly my family's future health and wellbeing.
I feel and look the best I have ever felt and looked. I perform better in and out of the gym. I have a brighter outlook on life in general. It's no exaggeration to say that I feel like a new person and I can honestly say that I look forward to what the future brings for myself and my family.
I've still got a hell of a lot to learn and a hell of a lot to do so I'm going to keep on prioritising my time and money on these things that I feel are so important.
Yeah so I'm a bit of a geek when it comes to this sort of stuff now but I'm proud of that. I have found my passion.
Don't get me wrong I'm not trying to force my passion and my opinions on to others. And I'm certainly not trying to brag. You don't need to take it to the levels that I have.
All you need to do is maybe prioritise your health, diet, fitness, and general wellbeing a little bit more than you might already do.
Next time you go to spend some of your hard earned money on some pointless shiny thing you don't really need or want, or £20 on a dominos pizza takeaway, maybe think about investing that money in something that might do you some good in the long run.
It might just be the best decision you ever make....
